Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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